Hotel Lincoln

107 E. Main St., Marion, Virginia. County/parish: Smyth.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 21, 1995. NRIS 95000897.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • General Francis Marion Hotel
  • Lincoln I
  • VDHR File No. 119-10

From Wikipedia:

Hotel Lincoln (Marion, Virginia)

Hotel Lincoln, also known as the General Francis Marion Hotel and Lincoln Inn, is a historic hotel building located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a five-story, Colonial Revival style reinforced concrete commercial building. The upper floors are faced with Kingsport velveteen brick. The third through fifth floors are U-shaped and contain 19 guestrooms and 13 bathrooms per floor. It is one of the last remaining early-20th-century hotel buildings in Southwest Virginia. In addition to providing accommodations, the hotel offered space for public and private meetings, receptions, and dances. The building also contained a drugstore, coffee shop, beauty salon, and barber shop.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located in the Marion Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683658

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